Charcoal — Energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Charcoal — Energy production was 1.13 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.13 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.13 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259,542 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 259,542 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 265,547 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 271,716 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 278,938 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 371,301 TJ | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 379,665 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 391,986 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 402,506 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 419,361 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 426,430 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 456,033 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 468,073 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 490,181 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 500,447 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 506,331 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 529,265 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 544,228 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 557,661 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 580,797 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 606,136 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 630,854 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 651,941 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 748,341 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 770,668 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 787,424 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 814,975 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 968,578 TJ | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 998,180 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million TJ | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million TJ | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million TJ | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million TJ | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +33.1% | 278,938 TJ | 371,301 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 346,699 TJ | 259,542 TJ | 426,430 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 523,915 TJ | 456,033 TJ | 606,136 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 841,503 TJ | 630,854 TJ | 1.02 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 1.13 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Charcoal — energy production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.13 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,542 TJ in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.